Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 14, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AFT ACCY COMPT END FITTING CRACKED 1.500, STA 1640.000 - STA 1660.000, L-30R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 53-4-1 FIG 43A SHEET 2. REMOVED CRACKED END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED NEW END FITTING IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 53-4-1 FIG 43A. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO NEW END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-1, SRM 51-1-4, DPS 1.05-3, DPS 7.00-1. PERFORMED LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 08-00-02/06. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED NEW END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW END FITTING WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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